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Securing tomorrow’s resources: The JKI is the Federal Research Center for Cultivated Plants in Germany and one of four departmental research institutes of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (#BMLEH). www.julius-kuehn.de/en/
Dr Andrea Krähmer – Scientist and Head of the JKI Institute for Ecological Chemistry, Plant Analysis and Stored Product Protection.
🔬👩🔬 Making #women in science visible – now more than ever! For tomorrow’s #WomenAndGirlsInScienceDay, we spotlight Dr Andrea Krähmer, Scientist and Head of the JKI Institute for Ecological Chemistry, Plant Analysis and Stored Product Protection.
wissen.julius-kuehn.de/karriere/ges...
#WomenInScience
Seit gut einem Jahr leitet Delphine Van Inghelandt eine gemeinsame Arbeitsgruppe von @leibnizipk.bsky.social und @jki-research.bsky.social. Zeit für einen Vor-Ort-Termin bei der Wissenschaftlerin, die in Groß Lüsewitz an der Kartoffel von morgen arbeitet.
➡️Zum Text: tinyurl.com/2x2eeh68
Workshop of the IOBC-WPRS WG “Pesticides and Beneficial Organisms”. Photo: Peggy Marx/JKI
ℹ️ #Workshop of the IOBC-WPRS WG “Pesticides and Beneficial Organisms”, 25.-26.03.2026, Julius Kühn Institute, Berlin, (Germany):
🔗 iobc-wprs.org/meeting/iobc...
“A NEW CHAPTER: Pesticides, Beneficials, and the Path Forward” #BioControl #Bioprotection #IPM #PlantHealth
From 27 to 30 January, two JKI institutes will be joining the BdS stand at the world's leading horticultural trade fair! Photo: © Armin Huber/MESSE ESSEN GmbH
🌳 IPM ESSEN - ENDLESS GREEN VARIETY 🌲 From 27 to 30 January, two JKI institutes will be joining the Bund deutscher Staudengärtner (BdS) booth at the world's leading horticultural trade fair!
Visit us: www.julius-kuehn.de/aktuelles/ak...
#ipmessen
JKI at Grüne Woche, one of Germany's most traditional trade fairs and one of the world's leading events in the food, agriculture and horticulture sectors.
JKI at #GrüneWoche 2026 showcases functional #biodiversity in fruit and vegetable farming. A life-like plant display demonstrates how diverse cropping systems, beneficial insects and smart monitoring strengthen #planthealth and reduce pesticide use. 🌱🐝 www.gruenewoche.de/en
Duration: 16-25 #January
Season’s greetings from JKI to colleagues & friends. Photo: Sarah Barnert/JKI
🎄 Season’s greetings from #JKI to colleagues and friends! We look back on a good year with stronger links between #research and teaching, new workshops, worldwide collaboration, major events and the Julius Kühn anniversary. #Thankyou for your support – wishing you #happyholidays and a healthy 2026!🍀
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Incorporating winter cover crops into forecasting aphid outbreaks leads to better prediction of virus spread in sugar beet crops
🌱 Improving integrated pest management (IPM) strategies & reducing reliance on insecticides
👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.70084
@jki-research.bsky.social
JKI and INTA intensify international cooperation. As a start, the bilateral cooperation focused on preparing a review article that summarized findings and research results from field trials and agricultural farms in Germany and Argentina on conservation agriculture. Quote on picture from Dr.-Ing. Gabriela Fernandez-Gnecco, JKI Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics. Photo: Sarah Barnert/JKI.
#JKI and #INTA intensify international #cooperation: German & Argentine researchers analyze #conservation #agriculture from both perspectives, covering biodiversity, soil health & climate resilience, aiming to build robust evidence for more sustainable farming in both countries.
tinyurl.com/2fcen6xd
🌱 New #EU #Soil Mission project #MultiSoil launched in #Finland
EU’s MultiSoil project advances sustainable farming by testing practices that restore soil, enhance biodiversity and reduce chemicals across Europe, providing tools for healthier, resilient soils.
Project Website: www.multisoil.eu
Prof Dr Henrik Hartmann, Head of the JKI Institute for Forest Protection. Photo: Johannes Kaufmann/JKI
👏 Prof Dr Henrik Hartmann (Head of JKI Institute for Forest Protection; joint professorship at the University of Göttingen; former group leader @bgc-jena.mpg.de) has once again been listed in 2025 as a #HighlyCited #Researcher! Congrats! 👏
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#PlantSciences @clarivate.com
🪴 Controlled Environment Agriculture - At the CEA Strategy Workshop in Braunschweig (18–19 Nov), experts including JKI’s Dr Ute Vogler refined the forum’s draft plan to expand research-backed CEA production. #DAFA_CEA
www.dafa.de/ag-research-...
#agriculturalresearch
Identification and characterization of alternative means to control phytopathogenic microorganisms (POME-protect): The JKI team at the Agro-Iliria farm, ready for the pomegranate harvest. From left: A. Schikora, M. Schrader, M. Grimm, A. Kola and M. Kola. © A. Schikora/JKI
#DBU project #POME-protect, led by Prof Dr Adam Schikora, is investigating the effect of plant extracts on the immune system of #pomegranates and #apples and their potential role in biological pest control. JKI team at the #Agro-Iliria farm in #Albania, ready for the harvest.
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Group photo with Federal Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer. © Oliver Schwalm/BMLEH
Federal Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer visited Saxony-Anhalt’s #Elbaue model region, where farmers, JKI scientists & industry test ways to curb the #planthopper (P. leporinus.), which spreads bacterial crop #diseases. Crop rotation & fallow fields prove most effective
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#BMLEH
Phytophthora infestans-infested tomato plant. © Philemon Orwa/JKI
#Fungal isolates Chaetomium subaffine, Clonostachys sp., and Pseudogymnoascus sp. from #tomato tissues suppressed Phytophthora infestans. Integrated culture and microbiome analyses revealed their strong #biocontrol and commercial potential for sustainable tomato #protection.
🍅 tinyurl.com/5n6uj7jm
Prof. Dr. Henrik Hartmann - Head of the JKI Institute for Forest Protection. Photo: J. Kaufmann/JKI
🌲Insect-driven #treemortality is rising across Europe – New #study co-authored by Prof Henrik Hartmann (JKI). #Conifers, especially spruce, suffer most, while broadleaves fare better. #Heat & drought amplify outbreaks, urging smart #forest management.
Global Change Biology: doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Group picture at the IOBC-WPRS General Assembly in Mikulov, Czech Republic. © Giselher Grabenweger
Strong involvement at the European level for biological and integrated plant protection: At the #IOBC-WPRS General Assembly in #Mikulov (CZ, Oct 16–17, 2025), JKI experts actively contributed as conveners and members, highlighting JKI’s commitment to sustainable #cropprotection.
tinyurl.com/3dxh9pms
Permanent exhibition ‘Julius Kühn and the JKI’. © Isabel Haberkorn/JKI
🥳 On 23 October, the JKI and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg #MLU celebrated the 200th anniversary of Professor Julius Kühn’s birth. A commemorative event paid tribute to one of the most influential figures in #agricultural #science.
tinyurl.com/bpa8rmb2
#HappyBirthday #JuliusKühn
Mit seinen frühen Arbeiten zu Krankheiten von Kulturarten prägte Julius Kühn die Erforschung von Schaderregern und deren Bekämpfung maßgeblich. Ein echter #VisionärderPflanzenzüchtung 👉 www.die-pflanzenzuechter.de/pflanzenzuec... 👈 @jki-research.bsky.social
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Dr Jiban Kumar (Director of CARC) and Prof Dr Henryk Flachowsky (JKI) at the ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Understanding.
In September, the JKI and the Czech Agrifood Research Center (CARC) in Prague signed a #Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their cooperation.
#CARC, a public research institution established by the #Czech Ministry of Agriculture, is the Czech counterpart to the JKI.
www.carc.cz/en/
Bee on rapeseed. Photo: Jens Pistorius/JKI
Connecting the Dots: Fungi, Insects and Beyond
🗣️ #Interview with Dr Silvio Erler, JKI Institute for Bee Protection: 2025.igem.wiki/gu-frankfurt...
#bees #bumblebees #fungicide #research #SPROUT
@goetheuni.bsky.social
The development of new biotechnological breeding methods is progressing steadily and is the subject of social, political and legal discussions.
JKI Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology
Apply by 13 October for the position of #ResearchAssistant at the JKI Institute for #Biosafety in Plant #Biotechnology – #Quedlinburg, #Germany.
🎓 interamt.de/koop/app/ste...
All #job offers: wissen.julius-kuehn.de/karriere/en/...
#AcademicJobs
#ScienceJobs
#ResearchPosition
#Postgraduate
64. Deutsche Pflanzenschutztagung
64. Deutsche Pflanzenschutztagung
Dr Marion C. Müller (Julius Kühn Prize) and Dr Stephan Winter (Anton de Bary Medal) demonstrate how modern science protects plants and strengthens global food security.
#DPST25 at TU Braunschweig brings together 1,100 experts to discuss future challenges in #PlantProtection and #Phytomedicine – from pest spread and resistance to climate impacts.
🏅Congrats to Dr Müller and Dr Winter, honoured for their outstanding research.
@leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social #DPG
Densely dotted golden furrow bee (Halictus Subauratus) on hawkweed. © H. Greil/JKI Institute for Bee Protection
4 current #paper co-authored by our colleagues from the JKI Institute for #Bee Protection on #pollinator #research:
🐝 tinyurl.com/ytpnsxfr
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Congratulations on the #publication!
New #Research Field: “Application Strategies for Biological Plant Protection” at the JKI Institute for #Biological #Control. Led by Dr Paluch, the research will address the systemic integration of biological #plant protection into future-oriented cropping systems.
www.julius-kuehn.de/bi/aktuelles...
Phenological cycle and key features of 2025 at the bee monitoring sites. Recurring vegetation phases during the year are closely linked to weather and climate, so sampling dates are strongly tied to phenology. © JKI, Institute for Bee Protection
🐝 #MonViA - News from #beemonitoring in agricultural landscapes: The Institute for Bee Protection at the JKI has completed the second year of piloting a long-term monitoring programme for #bees in #agricultural landscapes.
🔗 (German): tinyurl.com/3hr3w46v
Journal of Cultivated Plants: Regenerative agriculture – an approach for a science based definition.
Journal of Cultivated Plants on #Regenerative #agriculture – an approach for a #science based #definition.
The term is also seen as an approach to implementing political guidelines such as the European Farm-to-Fork Strategy or the German Arable Farming Strategy.
Read: doi.org/10.5073/JfK....
We're pleased to share our latest publication in the PFG Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science, demonstrating how the JKI Data Cube contributes to Germany's research data infrastructure through FAIRagro.
Full paper: doi.org/10.1007/s410...
More info: t1p.de/x80k9
Vielen Dank für die Aufnahme im Starterpack! :)
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Prof Dr Benjamin Stich, Head of the Institute for Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops. Photo: J. Kaufmann/JKI
Maize before flowering. The Institute for Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops promotes the systematic development of plant genetic resources. On that account, we apply and elaborate current methods of breeding research to widen the genetic basis of specific crops and focus on aspects like “resilient plants”, “product quality” and “renewable raw materials”. Photo: Frank Höppner/JKI
🌽 Genetic variation at transcription factor binding sites largely explains phenotypic heritability in #maize. New #paper co-authored by Prof Dr Benjamin Stich, Head of the JKI Institute for Breeding #Research on Agricultural Crops, published in #Nature Genetics:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#corn
Germany is worldwide one of the largest hop (Humulus lupulus L.) producers, an essential crop for the brewing industry. However, infections caused by viruses and viroids can severely impact hop yield and quality. Photo: G. Leefken/JKI
Identified viruses and viroids in all sample pools over three years. Image: A. Pasha A, G. Schrader, H. Ziebell/JKI.
🌿 #Hop (Humulus lupulus L.), vital to brewing, was studied for #virus and viroid diversity in Germany. Ali Pasha, Gritta Schrader & Heiko Ziebell found low diversity: 4 viruses, 2 viroids; CBCVd only in Hallertau (2021–2023).
📄 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#PLOSOne #hopvirome #research #brewingindustry